A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes (History in 50)

A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes (History in 50)
Author :
Publisher : Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
Total Pages : 473
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780884484936
ISBN-13 : 0884484939
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes (History in 50) by : Gale Eaton

Download or read book A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes (History in 50) written by Gale Eaton and published by Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, Keely Motor Company, and Ponzi Scheme have in common? They were all famous hoaxes, carefully designed and bolstered with false evidence. The con artists in this book pursued a variety of ambitions—making money, winning wars, mocking authority, finding fame, trading an ordinary life for a glamorous one—but they all chose the lowest, fastest road to get there. Every hoax is a curtain, and behind it is a deceiver operating levers and smoke machines to make us see what is not there and miss what is. As P.T. Barnum knew, you can short-circuit critical thinking in any century by telling people what they want to hear. Most scams operate on a personal scale, but some have shaped the balance of world power, inspired explorers to sail uncharted seas, derailed scientific progress, or caused terrible massacres. A HISTORY OF AMBITION IN 50 HOAXES guides us through a rogue’s gallery of hustlers, liars, swindlers, imposters, scammers, pretenders, and cheats. In Gale Eaton’s wide-ranging synthesis, the history of deception is a colorful tour, with surprising insights behind every curtain. Fountas & Pinnell Level Z+


A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes (History in 50) Related Books

A History of Ambition in 50 Hoaxes (History in 50)
Language: en
Pages: 473
Authors: Gale Eaton
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-06 - Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What do the Trojan Horse, Piltdown Man, Keely Motor Company, and Ponzi Scheme have in common? They were all famous hoaxes, carefully designed and bolstered with
A History of Medicine in 50 Discoveries (History in 50)
Language: en
Pages: 441
Authors: Marguerite Vigliani
Categories: Young Adult Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-06-27 - Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Vigliani and Eaton’s high-interest exploration of medicine begins in prehistory. The 5,000-year-old Iceman discovered frozen in the Alps may have treated his
Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas
Language: en
Pages: 845
Authors: Sharon Kane
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-19 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Fourth Edition of Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas: Enhancing Knowledge in the Disciplines provides readers with the knowledge, motivation, tools,
The 100 Most Outrageous Hoaxes and Mistakes
Language: en
Pages: 178
Authors: Susan Elkin
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-15 - Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Scientific breakthroughs are often regarded with suspicion, especially those that diverge substantially from established theories. New ideas are tested by scien
Parodies, Hoaxes, Mock Treatises
Language: en
Pages: 1062
Authors: Jonathan Swift
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-18 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Swift's parodies are among his most fascinating works, but perhaps require most explication for the modern reader. Valerie Rumbold brings a new depth and detail